Soil carbon and nitrogen changes following root-plowing of rangeland

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 666-670

  Teague, W R ^a   Foy, J K ^a   Cross, B T ^a   Dowhower, S L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesquite rangeland; Organic carbon; Soil; Southern Great Plains

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PLOWING; RANGELAND; SOIL NUTRIENT;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

PROSOPIS;

EID: 0032722569     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003639     Document Type: Article

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